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Monthly Archives: July 2008

In honor of the upcoming school year, McCar Homes’ Robbins Brook community is having a school supply drive this Saturday, August 2, 2008. The event will last from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and everyone is welcome to stop by and make a donation. All school supplies are welcome and donations will go to benefit Guilford county school children. Each person that donates will receive a 30-day free trial membership to Rush Fitness Complex. Food will be provided and anyone can enter to win Wet ‘N Wild tickets. Local radio station 98.7 Simon will be broadcasting live from the event and will be donating additional prizes.
While you’re at Robbins Brook, be sure to look around the community. Take notice of the fantastic location in the heart of the Triad. If you get truly inspired, Continue reading →

Residents of Creekwood community near Greenville really do have the best of both worlds. They get to experience the quiet and peaceful life of living in the country, while also being near the shops, dining and entertainment of the city. Creekwood is a McCar Homes community offering resort-style amenities and new homes in the $190,000s to the mid $200,000s that are perfect for any family. The junior Olympic sized pool, aquatic center and mushroom waterfall are perfect for keeping cool in the summer, while the walking trails, sport courts and tot lots are a great way Continue reading →

Congratulations to PEC Development’s Overlook at Battery Creek for winning the 2007’s Best in American Living Award for the up to 150 new homes category. The award was presented by Professional Builder magazine and the National Association of Home Builders Design Committee and is a great honor in the building industry. Overlook at Battery Creek is located in Beaufort, South Carolina along the creek and is a traditional, classic home community with lots of outdoor living spaces. The community takes pride in calling itself a “nature preserve” with marsh-front as well as lagoon-front homesites. The amenities in Overlook include a community center, pool, summer kitchen, a dock, parks and walking trails. The Overlook was deserving of this award for being a unique, eco-friendly community inside the charming town of Beaufort.

McCar Homes is offering buyer insurance in their Carolina communities. Called the Assurance Guarantee, it allows homeowners to feel confident that they made a sound investment and the right choice for their families. The Assurance Guarantee ensures that homeowners receive the lowest base price at the time of closing. Homeowners also receive a 90 day interest lock and a 15 year warranty on their home. Every single luxury home built by McCar is a high-quality house that you can be confident will last, and this warranty shows that they truly stand behind their homes. The warranty covers any constructional defects as well as all structural elements. How often does a company come along that really allows you to buy a new home with complete peace of mind? As always the McCar communities are top of the line with incredible amenities to give you and your family a place to play and grow together.

Do you like what you see when you put your company’s name in Google? Well when mRelevance, a new company started by the joining of Flammer Relations and MLC New Home Marketing, encouraged homebuilders to “google themselves” many found that their website did not pull up on page one, or that there was a negative article published. mRelevance specializes in improving SEO to your website and making sure that customers find positive, useful and relevant sites when putting your keywords into search engines. Today, over 90% of homebuyers shop online before heading out to view properties, meaning that a significant presence online is more powerful than ever. The team at mRelevance understands this and can help you establish the correct type of attention both online and in traditional means through internet marketing, social media and public relations. mRelevance is a one-stop-shop that can take your business to the next level through basic steps like building you the right kind of website to more in-depth means such as blogging, writing copy, tracking site visitors, writing online and traditional press releases or even planning big events to attract more customer attention. So google your company, and if you don’t like what you see, put the mRelevance team to work for you.